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Coffee Pot.

No.'100,137. v I Patented Feb. 22, 1870.

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Letters Patent Nb. 100,137, dated February 22, 1870.

STRAINER FOR COFFEE-POTS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, O. L. GILPATRIC, of Hyde Park, 'in the State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStrainers for Tea and Coffee-Pots; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of referencemarked thereonmaking a part of this specification.-

The nature of my invention consists in the'manner of attaching astrainer to a tea or codes-pot, so that it will at all timesprevnt'leaves, grounds, or other sediment from flowing into the cup.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to whichvided with a mouthor lip corresponding somewhat in shape and size to th e mouth of thespout of the coffeepot A. On' the inside of the mouth of the strainer Bis secured a spring, 0, made of steel or other suitable material, bentin the center, inward, as shown in the drawing.

of the strainer bearing against the outer front side of the spout, asseen in fig. l.

I am aware that strainers have been suspended from springs inserted inthe mouths orsponts of coffee or tea-pots, but in those casesthestrainers have been dangling from side to side, and it has very oftenbeen foundpecessary to hold the strainer with one hand, while the liquidis poured out with the other: By my invention, however, the strainerbecomes, so to say, for the time being, a part of the pot, although itis very readily removed and attached whenever desired.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- V Asan article of manufacture, the herein-described strainer B, consistingof the semicircular sieve con nected to a metal hood provided with aninterior spring,

0, said hood being so formed as to pass around the end of the spout, andbe held by saidspring, all as shown and described. In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of May,1869.

O. L. GILPATRIG. Witnesses:

U. L. EvERT, W. H. H. ANDREWS.

